GK
WORLD HISTORY
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city-state of Athens
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empire of Alexander the Great
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city-state of Sparta
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Persian Empire
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Detailed explanation-1: -Athenian democracy developed around the 6th century BC in the Greek city-state (known as a polis) of Athens, comprising the city of Athens and the surrounding territory of Attica.
Detailed explanation-2: -The so-called golden age of Athenian culture flourished under the leadership of Pericles (495-429 B.C.), a brilliant general, orator, patron of the arts and politician-”the first citizen” of democratic Athens, according to the historian Thucydides.
Detailed explanation-3: -The ancient Greeks are credited with creating the very first democracy, although there were almost certainly earlier examples of primitive democracy in other parts of the world. The Greek model was established in the 5th century BC, in the city of Athens.